Clear Access — business fibre network operator in South Africa
Clear Access is a Centurion-based open-access fibre network operator that builds into residential estates and business parks and sells connectivity over what it has built. Its business range splits cleanly in two: a Broadband tier at a 1:10 contention ratio covering 10Mbps to 500Mbps, and a Premium tier at 1:1 contention covering 10Mbps to 40Gbps. Wireless and LTE failover links are sold alongside both, and the company also runs a wholesale carrier arm for other providers.
Key facts
| Who they are | An open-access fibre network operator building into residential estates and business environments, describing itself as a rapidly expanding network that designs, deploys, monitors and manages its own fibre |
| Internet services | Broadband business fibre on 12, 24 or 36-month terms from 10Mbps to 500Mbps at a 1:10 contention ratio; Premium business fibre on the same terms from 10Mbps to 40Gbps at 1:1 contention, meaning the capacity is not shared |
| Also offers | Wireless link and LTE failover, plus IT, voice, backup and cloud services under a business-solutions arm, and a wholesale carrier-partner service sold to other providers |
| Head office | 26 Victoria Link, Route 21 Business Park, Centurion, 0178 |
| Coverage | Residential estates and business environments where Clear Access has built. The network is open-access, so the footprint is the practical question — check the specific address rather than the suburb |
| ICASA licence | No ICASA reference is published on the site. Ask for the licence detail in writing if procurement records it |
| Pricing | Quote-based. No monthly figures are published for either the Broadband or the Premium tier, so the contention ratio and contract term are what you negotiate on |
| Trading since | Not published on the site. The executive team is named publicly, led by managing director Jaco Minnaar |
| Listed In | Fibre Internet Providers · Wireless Internet Providers |
Contention ratio is the decision, not speed
Clear Access publishes the number most providers bury. Its Broadband tier runs at 1:10 contention and its Premium tier at 1:1, and that single difference matters more to a working office than the headline megabits do. A 1:1 line gives you the capacity you paid for at four in the afternoon as well as at four in the morning, which is what a company running voice, video and cloud applications is actually buying. Because Clear Access builds its own network into estates and business parks rather than reselling somebody else’s, coverage is address-specific: two units in the same suburb can get different answers. Failover over a wireless link or LTE is sold with both tiers, and given that a single trenched line is a single point of failure, that is worth pricing in from the start rather than adding after an outage. Compare the alternatives in the fibre provider directory.
Who Clear Access is a fit for
- Estates and business parks already inside the Clear Access footprint
- Companies that need uncontended 1:1 capacity rather than a shared line
- Buyers who want the fibre line and its failover from one provider
How Clear Access sits in the Fibre category
- 259 verified fibre internet providers on WhichVoIP; 183 carry a Google rating.
- Google 3.5 from 558 reviews — rank 139 of 183 of rated providers in the category (138 rate higher).
- Category median is 54 reviews, so this is a large body of feedback.
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Compare fibre internet providers →Commonly asked questions
What does 1:1 contention mean at Clear Access?
It means the capacity is not shared with other customers. The Premium tier is sold at 1:1, so a 200Mbps line delivers 200Mbps regardless of what neighbouring users are doing. The Broadband tier is 1:10, which is shared and priced accordingly.
Does Clear Access build its own fibre?
Yes. The company describes itself as an open-access network that designs, deploys, monitors and manages its own fibre into residential estates and business environments, rather than reselling another operator’s lines.
How fast can a Clear Access business line go?
The published Premium range runs from 10Mbps to 40Gbps. Broadband covers 10Mbps to 500Mbps. Which speeds are available depends on what has been built at your address.
What does Clear Access cost?
Pricing is not published. Both tiers are quoted per site, with 12, 24 and 36-month terms available, so the contention ratio and the contract length are the two levers in the quote. For reference, the 13 verified Fibre providers on WhichVoIP that do publish prices charge R279–R795 per month for an entry package, rising with speed and a business SLA, so expect a quote in that band. Compare published prices or get up to 3 quotes.
Can I get a backup line from the same provider?
Yes. Wireless link and LTE failover options are sold alongside both fibre tiers. Ask for the failover to be quoted at the same time as the primary line so the cost of resilience is visible upfront.
Does Clear Access sell to other ISPs?
Yes. Alongside its retail business it runs a wholesale carrier-partner arm, which is why the same network turns up behind other providers’ offers in estates where it has built.
This listing is maintained by WhichVoIP, an independent South African telecoms comparison service running since 2019. Details are verified against the provider’s public website and were last reviewed on 29 July 2026.